I don't think the timing chain is that big of a deal. I have an old crappy tandem with an eccentric bottom bracket. Adjusting it's not been difficult.
My HHH is on order. I do intend to let my bike shop handle the build though - mostly due to front derailleur issues (I'm lousy at that part) I'll be watching this thread with interest. :) On Friday, October 20, 2017 at 8:55:18 AM UTC-4, Tim wrote: > > I just ordered the wheels and stoker Bosco bars from Riv for the tandem. I > got the cranks when I was in Walnut Creek over the summer so I have all of > the Riv-specific parts I need. I plan on taking Grants suggestion of having > it assembled at an LBS. I thought about doing it myself. I'm a somewhat > competent mechanic. I've built up 2 Riv's and do almost all of my own work > (I get stumped or lazy occasionally, though.) When I talked to Roman > yesterday he said getting the timing chain tensioned correctly was one > pitfall on tandems. Are there others? I guess I'm considering doing the > work myself since it is always rewarding when it works. Otherwise, I need > to find out which LBS has tandem experience here in KC. To be quite honest, > when I've had adjustments on my other bikes made at the LBS, their work is > no better than mine. And I see Sheldon has instructions on the timing chain > setup. Bottom line: DYI assembly or not? How much rocket science is > involved? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
